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Gesell Family Burlesque

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Description: The Gesell family in costume with broom, sword, and other props for a humorous picture. Family members identified as follows: Gerhard Jr. (drinking from pi...
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United Givers' Fund Volunteer

Date: 10 23 1956
Description: Betty J. DiSalvo reading good night stories to her children, Michael DiSalvo (age 6) and Mark DiSalvo (age 4) after having solicited money for 27 Red Feath...
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Mary Elizabeth and Judith Bunce

Date: 06 07 1944
Description: Mrs. Edgar Fenn Bunce Jr., nee Mary Elizabeth Crawford, with her 6-month daughter Judith Bunce.
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Evelyn and John Christian Brown

Date: 02 19 1947
Description: Pictured are newcomers to Madison, Mrs. John W. (Evelyn) Brown, 2643 Van Hise Avenue, and her six-month-old son, John Christian.
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Ada Bass with Children

Date: 1894
Description: Portrait of Ada Bass seated while holding son Cary, with daughter Everetta standing next to her. Another woman, possibly Ada's mother, Arlina Burlingame, i...
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National Home Demonstration Week

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: Tim, 8, and Maureen, 6, listen quietly as their mother, Mrs. Mark Schaefer, reads a bedtime fairy tale at their home on Mineral Point Road. Mrs. Schaefer b...
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Mrs. Frederick F. Kessenich and Son

Date: 06 12 1950
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Frederick F. Kessenich with her 3 year old son Peter.
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Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
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Mother and Son

Date: 12 1900
Description: Uncropped portrait of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison and her son Ben, who was later better known by his stage name, Ben Bergor.
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Geraldine Fitzpatrick, of 1504 Sumac Drive in Shorewood Hills, decorates her home for Christmas with children Cecelia (age 4), Gerry (age 6), and Lynn (age...
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Black Out Curtains

Date: 1942
Description: Publicity photograph of a woman hanging blackout curtains, with the assistance of her young daughter. The photograph was taken to provide illustration for ...
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Haywood Family

Date: 02 15 1956
Description: Myrtle Haywood and her 6-month old son, Skip, posing for a happy picture after she recovered from cataract surgery, and the baby recovered from prickly hea...
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Walking to the Altar

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: Full-length group portrait of a bride and her mother and father walking towards the center aisle of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House as the ceremo...
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Woman, Daughter and Delivery Man

Date: 1973
Description: A woman and her daughter are pictured with a delivery man. They are gathered around a table, with the two adults standing and the child sitting. The woman ...
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Dinner at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Mrs. Nina Dousman with children and house party guests in the dining room at Villa Louis.
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Family Orchestra

Date: 1938
Description: Descendants of Conrad Seipp comprise an orchestra which performed a concert as part of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of t...
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Waiting for Santa Claus

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Description: Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson with their Christmas tree. Christine (mother) is sitting in a chair with her arm around Muriel who is standing next t...
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Woman and Child with Dog

Date: 1930
Description: A woman and young girl are posing, sitting on the ground on a patterned carpet, with a dog resting with them. The woman has forearm tattoos, multiple brace...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: "All the Winnipeg girls were housed with Madison families during their four-day stay. While Bonnie Rejahl, hugging a toy bear, left, and her Canadian house...
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Birthday Boy

Date: 11 22 1923
Description: Philip George Brumder, sitting in a high chair on the left, and his sister Barbara, sitting on the right, watch intently as their mother, Margaret Bouer (M...

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